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Catch Phrases Cliches and Idioms
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-01-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0786467606 |
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Catch phrases such as "shop till you drop," cliches like "life begins at forty" and idioms such as "talk the hind leg off a donkey" have long enriched the English language. Here is a collection of thousands of familiar expressions--a treasure trove of idea-starters and memory-joggers that will make for more imaginative creative writing. An advertising copywriter working on a campaign for, say, a granola-peanut product can easily find the instantly-recognizable phrase "Energy Crunch"--a clever and informative headline. Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus "raining cats and dogs," for example, appears under "cat," "dog" and "rain." In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under "run" you will find not only sayings that include the word "run," but those that include "running," "runneth," "runner" and "run-around."
Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Author | : Eric Partridge |
Publsiher | : Scarborough House |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781461660408 |
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A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Catchphrase Slogan and Cliche
Author | : Judy Parkinson,Judy Parkinson Staff |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2004-07 |
Genre | : Aphorisms and apothegms |
ISBN | : 1843170620 |
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Catchphrase, Slogan & Cliche is for anyone seeking the meanings or origins of hundreds of the expressions that enrich our everyday speech. From phrases that go back to Norman times, through proverbs, catch phrases and quotations, right up to modern expressions, this book takes an informed and amusing look at the origins of some of the more colourful sayings that passed into everyday currency.
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day
Author | : Eric Partridge,Paul Beale |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
ISBN | : 9780812885361 |
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Author | : Eric Partridge |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1315 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9781134929986 |
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A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Catch Phrases Clich s and Idioms
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : UOM:49015002911700 |
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Catch phrases such as shop till you drop, cliches like life begins at forty and idioms such as talk the hind leg off a donkey have long enriched the English language in both spoken and written form. Here is a collection of over 20,000 familiar expressions. To the casual reader or the general browser, this book will inform and entertain. To writers it is a treasure trove of idea-starters that will make for more imaginative creative writing.Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus raining cats and dogs, for example, appears under cat, dog and rain. In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under run you will find not only sayings that include the word run, but those that include running, runneth, runner and run-around.
Essential American Idioms
Author | : Richard A. Spears |
Publsiher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : UOM:39015047492437 |
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Among the special features of this book are the following: each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the idiom is used in context in natural American English; and a new Phrase-Finder Index enables users to locate a particular idiom quickly by looking up any of its major words.
On the Origin of the Clich s and Evolution of Idioms
Author | : Stanley J. St Clair |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1935786288 |
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This fascinating work unveils the origins and meanings of almost 400 common English cliches, idioms, axioms, proverbs, similes, and curious words and catch-phrases, salted with a hint of humor. It is a myth-buster on the origins of a number of them. If you think you know the full scoop on "Your name is mud," and the international distress signal, "SOS," you are likely wrong. What about "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?" and "Caught red handed?" Did "Cleanliness is next to godliness" come from the Bible? The book is illustrated and lists hundreds of references from books, plays, films, songs, poems, and even currency, letters and court records. Delve into this unique tome which is better by 'a country mile' than many others of its type.